SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CRY ENCKE WOODBINE WISE History waited on him, but was ultimately Morton Fink=s Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry) takes his disappointed as Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) failed in game north of the border for today=s C$1-million his Triple Crown bid in yesterday's GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile at G1 Ladbrokes St Leger won by Woodbine, a AWin and Godolphin=s outsider Encke You=re In@ race for the (Kingmambo). Ballydoyle=s class act GI Breeders= Cup Mile at brought mass appeal to Doncaster=s Santa Anita Nov. 3. The Town Moor and the sell-out crowds versatile chestnut has left largely deflated, as Camelot tried been firing on all cylinders in vain to reel in the 25-1 winner and this season for trainer Mickael Barzalona in the final yards. Charles Lopresti, putting Wise Dan at Saratoga With the defeat, Aidan O=Brien up some of the highest Adam Coglianese missed out on becoming the first Beyer Speed Figures of Encke trainer to win all five British Classics 2012 via his 117 in the GIII Ben Ali S. on Keeneland=s Racing Post photo in the same season. The Irishman Polytrack and a 109 last out in the GII Fourstardave H. remained philosophical after the on the Saratoga sod Aug. 11. In between those two? event. AHe ran a great race, but just got beat,@ O=Brien He missed by a head in the GI Stephen Foster H. on the said. AIt=s disappointing for everybody, but that=s racing. Churchill Downs dirt June 16. Jockey John Velazquez It wasn=t what we thought it was going to be--it was a has been his regular partner since the pair teamed up to steadily run race and he just stayed on rather than annex the GI Clark H. at Churchill last November, and quickened.@ Cont. p3 Lopresti is leaving the race strategy up to the new Hall A NEW DAWN of Famer. AI=ll let John Velazquez tell me what he wants J “TDN Rising Star” J Dawn Approach (Ire) (New to do,@ Lopresti said. AHe knows him better than Approach {Ire}) was at The Curragh on the opening day anybody. Johnny said to me when you get that horse of the current season to win a covered up, he=s a lot better and he relaxes. He did a five-furlong maiden Mar. 25, but the good job with him the last time.@ Lopresti saddled last chestnut, recently acquired by year=s winner of this event Turallure (Wando). Cont. p14 Godolphin, looked as fresh as paint yesterday as he powered to an emphatic 4 3/4-length success in that track=s G1 Goffs Vincent O=Brien S. Dawn Approach AHe=d have to be right up there with Racing Post photo the best of them,@ trainer Jim Bolger commented. AThey went a really good pace and he quickened up well.@ Cont. p4 SAMITAR SMITES ‘CITY’ Martin Schwartz=s Samitar (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) bravely resisted Somali Lemonade (Lemon Drop Kid) to annex the GI Garden City S. at Belmont Saturday afternoon. AMy heart=s going, beating hard,@ said Schwartz. AI thought she was going to do it a little easier for me. I=m very happy, though, but I=m a little more drained than I thought I=d Samitar (inside) be. She likes firm ground. 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Camelot=s rider quickly went from ice-cool to panic as 1--#@sENCKE, 126, c, 3, by Kingmambo his mount failed to pick up instantly. Encke was in the 1st Dam: Shawanda (Ire) (G1SW-Ire & Fr, $540,029), by Sinndar (Ire) clear by the time Camelot found top stride and the nine 2nd Dam: Shamawna (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) slaps with O=Brien=s whip were not enough to bring out 3rd Dam: Shamsana, by Nijinsky II the familiar pizzazz of the previously unbeaten colt. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Mahmood Al Zarooni; This was a sixth St Leger victory for Godolphin, J-Mickael Barzalona; ,311,905. Lifetime Record: which places Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al 6-3-2-1, ,355,974. *Full to Genius Beast, GSW-Eng Maktoum=s operation joint-second on the all-time list. & GSP-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the AThis horse would rank with the very best of our eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. winners--it was a great effort,@ Racing Manager Simon KY-BRED QUALITY KTA / KTOB Crisford commented. AMickael rode a beautiful race and 2--Camelot (GB), 126, c, 3, Montjeu (Ire)--Tarfah, by when he kicked at the two pole, he put the race to Kingmambo. (525,000gns >10 TATOCT). O-Derrick bed.@ Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Sheikh Winning trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni revealed Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa; T-Aidan O=Brien; ,118,250. afterwards that he had little faith in Encke=s Classic bid. 3--Michelangelo (GB), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Intrigued AHe ran a good race in the Voltigeur, but I thought that (GB), by Darshaan (GB). (550,000gns yrl >10 was him and he was no more than that,@ he explained. TATOCT). O-Bjorn Nielsen; B-Denford Stud & AI thought he had no chance today and told Mickael to Balmerino Bloodstock; T-John Gosden; ,59,180. save him and try and be placed, but he=s tough and kept Margins: 3/4, 3, 1HF. Odds: 25-1, 2-5, 10-1. going. In fairness to Mickael, he has always liked him Also Ran: Ursa Major (Ire), Main Sequence, Thought and told me he had the class.@ Worthy, Guarantee (GB), Thomas Chippendale (Ire), Crisford added, AWe put a line through his run at York Dartford. Click for the Racing Post chart, the and Mahmood had been very happy with his work in the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style build-up to the Leger and Sheikh Mohammed gave the pedigree. Video, courtesy Racing UK. green light to run him. We weren=t sure about his Encke arrived at Doncaster with one of the lowest stamina going into the race, but he=s quite stoutly bred, profiles of all of Godolphin=s past St Leger heroes, so we thought it wouldn=t be a problem. What we loved having won a 10-furlong handicap by a half length at about that race was the turn of foot he showed, which Sandown off an official handicap mark over 30 pounds stands him in good stead for next season and he will below Camelot=s only three starts ago July 6. Beaten a stay in training. I would imagine it=s very unlikely he=ll nose by Frankel=s brother Noble Mission (GB) (Galileo run in the Arc, but we will see what Sheikh Mohammed {Ire}) on his belated first pattern-race appearance in the wants to do.